COASTAL RESIDENTS PREPARING FOR BAD WEATHER
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami are predicting that Tropical Storm Karen could reach hurricane force by late Friday. The latest reading puts the storm at about 340 miles from the mouth of the Mississippi River.

CHICAGO BURGER IS ‘HOLY’
Some say it’s in poor taste. A Chicago restaurant is serving a burger that’s garnished with an unconsecrated communion wafer and a red wine reduction sauce. Kuma’s Corner says it doesn’t want to offend anyone, and it says the burger has been selling well Jeff Young, who runs the blog Catholic Foodie, says, “It’s in poor taste.”

TURKEYS GONE WILD
Buoyed by what’s been called the most successful wildlife restoration project ever, the once non-existent wild turkeys are eating crops, crashing into cars and even smashing through suburban windows. The unprecedented population spike prompted Maine to expand its turkey-hunting rules, creating a bounty for bird hunters and the state’s estimated 60,000 birds.